Standar Kompetensi Membaca
Memahami makna dalam teks tulis fungsional pendek esei sederhana berbentuk descriptive, narrative dan news item dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dan untuk mengakses ilmu pengetahuan.
Kompetensi dasar
Merespon makna dan langkah retorika teks tulis esei secara akurat, lancear dan berterima dalam konteks kehidupan sehari-hari dan untuk mengakses ilmu pengetahuan dalam teks berbentuk narrative.
MATERI TEKS NARRATIVE
Answer the following questions based on the text given!
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANTS
One summer, a grasshopper spent his days merely singing and dancing. Everywhere he hopped, ants were busy gathering grains of wheat and corn. He laughed at the ants and said, “ How dull! Why don’t you sing and dance with me instead of working in the hot sun?”
“We are storing away food for the winter,” they explained. “You should do the same.”
The grasshopper laughed and replied, ”Why worry about winter? I have plenty to eat for now.” And he hopped away to look for someone to play with.
But when winter came, the grasshopper could find no more food. Shivering, he knocked all the ants doors. “Can you spare me some seeds?” he begged. “I’m too cold and hungry to even sing!”
“We worked hard all the summer to store away food,” they answered. “What were you doing?”
“I was busy singing and dancing,” he said.
“Then sing and dance for us now!” they told him. “It’s time you worked for your dinner.”
- What kind of text is the above text?
- What is the purpose of the text?
- How is the generic structure of the text?
- Where and when did the story happen?
- Who were the characters of the text?
- What did the ants do during the summer and why?
- How was the end of the grasshopper?
- What is the synonym of the word ‘hopped’?
- “I was busy singing and dancing,” he said. What does the underlined word refer to?
- What is the moral value of the text?
EVALUASI
Choose the right answer!
The lamb and the wolf
One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a stream when he chanced to see a lamb, also drinking, at some distance down the stream.
Outgrated, he growled,” You are muddying my drinking water, now I shall eat you.”
The lamb protested,”But,Sir, how can I be muddying your drinking water? I am farther down stream than you are. The water is flowing from your part of the stream to where I am.”
“Upstream or downstream, your drinking is muddying my water, and I shall eat you.” No saying, the wolf leaped upon the lamb and devoured him.
1. Where did the story happen?
a. on the river d. in the zoo
b. in the forest e. in the woods
c. in th ejungle
2. The following facts made the wolf angry at the lamb, except….
a. the lamb muddied the water d. the lamb protested him
b. the wolf wanted to eat the lamb e. the lamb tried to argue the wolf
c. the lamb drank at the same stream
3. Which one is TRUE about the text?
a. The wolf and the lamb were friends. d. The wolf could share the water with the lamb.
b. The lamb was as strong as the wolf. e. The lamb could escape from the wolf’s chasing.
c. The wolf feel pity of the lamb.
4. We can learn from the story that ….
a. The strong will always rule the weak. d. The bad will always beat the good.
b. Never clean our body on the stream. e. Never drink the river water.
c. The weak can do everything to run away.
5. “One day the wolf was slaking his thirst at a stream….”
The underlined word can be best replaced with ….
a. drinking d. finding
b. trying e. sriking
c. satisfying
The Vain Little Mouse
Little mouse lived in a beautiful house. One day, when he was sweeping the floor, she found a coin.
She said,”With this coin, I’m going to buy a nice red bow for my hair. I’ll look beautiful.”
She was really beautiful with the red bow in her hair. She sat next to the window so that everybody could see her.
“Little mouse, you look do pretty,” said the donkey. “Will you marry me?”
And she asked,” What will you do at night?”
“I will bray like this,” said the donkey. And he brayed.
“Oh, no. I’ll get frightened,” said the little mouse.
The dog asked her,”Little mouse, you do look beautiful. Why don’t you marry me?”
“What will you do at night?”asked the mouse.
“I will bark like this,” said the dog. And he barked.
“Oh, no, I’ll get frightened,” said the mouse.
Finally, the cat asked,”Beautiful little mouse, will you marry me?”
“And what will you do at night?” asked the mouse.
“I’ ll sing like this,” said the cat. And he sang a beautiful song.
“Yes, I will marry you,” said the mouse.
So they got married, but on their wedding night, guess what! The cat did not sing his beautiful song. He ate the vain little mouse.
6. Who is the main character?
a. the mouse d. the donkey
b. the dog e. the horse
c. the cat
7. Where did the story happen?
a. by the window d. in the yard
b. in the mouse house e. in the jungle
c. in the cat’s house
8. What did the cat do at night after they get married?
a. wore the red bow d. barked loudly
b. sang beautifully e. brayed loudly
c. ate the mouse
9. How is the end of the story?
a. It was good for the mouse. d. It was bad for the mouse.
b. It was good for the donkey. e. It was better for the dog.
c. It was bad for the cat.
10. ‘So they got married, but on their wedding night, guess what!’ The underlined word refers to ….
a. the mouse and the donkey d. the mouse and her friend
b. the mouse and the cat e. the mouse and her husband
c. the mouse and the dog
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